IMPORTANT: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has changed the application process for emergency rental and mortgage assistance! Click here to learn more.
November 15, 2021
Sonia and Evelyn: A window into how the FSS Program helps participants realize their potential
When was the last time someone saw potential in you that you couldn’t see—or voice—on your own?
November 3, 2021
How Employment Support Made a Difference for Jonel Freeman
Every so often, when the stars align, we may cross paths with someone who shines just the right light—and helps us see the way forward. For Jonel Freeman, a 2014 graduate of the Westover Job Corp’s Advanced Culinary Arts program, this person is Way Finders Employment Specialist Madeline Martinez.
October 22, 2021
New affordable housing project ribbon cutting ceremony in Holyoke
City and state officials celebrated the completion of a new affordable housing project in Holyoke on Friday with a ribbon cutting ceremony.
October 15, 2021
Bernadette Burke on her Latest Path to Homeownership: Savviness + Stability
There are so many steps on the path toward purchasing a home! Not to mention the fire hose of emotions and questions that come with. What are you looking for? What monthly payment feels right? How are credit reports pulled? Are you and your partner on the same page? How to lock in an interest rate?
October 7, 2021
Five Myths about the Homebuying Process
Homebuyer education is more than just the sharing of information—it's also the correcting of misinformation. Way Finders Homeownership & Financial Education Manager Araceli Rivera shares her insight.
September 30, 2021
September 29, 2021
One Less Stressor for Caregiver Roberto Camacho
By late September 2017, Roberto Camacho breathed a sigh of relief. Earlier that month, he had successfully helped his elderly parents relocate from their hometown of Yauco, Puerto Rico, to the one-bedroom home he was renting in Springfield, Massachusetts. Roberto had made this same move on his own several years prior, to take a job with the Gándara Center.
September 17, 2021
Iriana Cordero - A push. A plan. A place.
Iriana Cordero, a mother of three and an accomplished baker, admittedly does not relish the spotlight. But when encouraged to reflect upon the Family Self-Sufficiency Program, and what it means for her family, her face lights up.
September 17, 2021
Mayor Sarno Provides Additional $300,000 to Way Finders for Mortgage Assistance Program
Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, Chief Development Officer Tim Sheehan and Housing Director Geraldine McCafferty announced today that the City of Springfield will provide an additional $300,000 to Way Finders for the Mortgage Assistance Program.
September 3, 2021
Meet Sixta, a proud first-time homebuyer and 2021 FSS Program grad
Sixta, who had rented her entire life, joined the FSS Program in 2015 after receiving a letter about it from Way Finders. She knew that given some big changes in her life—a recent marriage, plans to return to the workforce after a hiatus spent caring for her mother—her income would soon be going up.